Latin name:
Licula fordiana
Chinese name:
Genus:
Licuala
Family:
Palmae
Growth Habit:
Tufted shrub
Distribution:
South China
Height:
The whole plant reaches 1.5 m to 3 m.
Leaf:
Hemicycle, about 40 cm in diameter, with teens cuneate segments, which are 25 to 35 cm in length and 2.5 to 4 cm in width, and obtuse sinus on the apex; petiole reaches 1 meter in length, with lax argute teeth.
Flowers:
Spadix, few branch; branches are 15 to 20 cm in length, with congested and easily brushed off tomentum; aggregate flowers always 2 to 3 positioned around the branch of the spadix; calyx fistulous,
4 mm in length, covered by short, soft and matted hairs, trifid; petal is 5 mm in length, with oblong lobe and acuate apex.
Fruits:
Spherical, about 8 mm in diameter
Blossom:
Summer
Licula fordiana
Chinese name:
Genus:
Licuala
Family:
Palmae
Growth Habit:
Tufted shrub
Distribution:
South China
Height:
The whole plant reaches 1.5 m to 3 m.
Leaf:
Hemicycle, about 40 cm in diameter, with teens cuneate segments, which are 25 to 35 cm in length and 2.5 to 4 cm in width, and obtuse sinus on the apex; petiole reaches 1 meter in length, with lax argute teeth.
Flowers:
Spadix, few branch; branches are 15 to 20 cm in length, with congested and easily brushed off tomentum; aggregate flowers always 2 to 3 positioned around the branch of the spadix; calyx fistulous,
4 mm in length, covered by short, soft and matted hairs, trifid; petal is 5 mm in length, with oblong lobe and acuate apex.
Fruits:
Spherical, about 8 mm in diameter
Blossom:
Summer
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